Planning data

Use this section to plan login parameters and network parameters for physical host and each controller virtual machine for later Nutanix implementation.

• Locate service labels

• Create and activate a Nutanix account

• Plan the network

• Acquire default credentials

Locate service labels

The information on service labels are helpful for support technicians to identify your products and provide faster services. After receiving the product, peel the labels away and store them in a safe place.

• The machine type and serial number are on the ID label of each product.

• The BMC network access label is attached on the top side of the pull-out information tab.

Create and activate a Nutanix account

If you are new to Nutanix Support Portal, refer to the following steps to create and set up your Nutanix account.

1. Go to http://portal.nutanix.com and follow the on-screen instructions to create an account.

2. One verification email will be sent to your email address, click the verification link upon receiving the email. The Nutanix Welcome page is displayed.

3. Type the required information and click Log in.

4. Locate the Support Portal card in the Support and Community area. Then, click Activate. The Activation required dialogue box is displayed.

5. Specify the serial number of your product and click your account is well set up. See Locate service labels.

Acquire default credentials

Use the following table to plan for all required software.

Software	Default user name	Default password
Lenovo XClarity Controller(BMC)	USERID	PASSW0RD
Prism Central	admin	admin
Prism	admin	nutanix/4u
Hypervisor (ESXi & AHV)	root	nutanix/4u
Hypervisor (Hyper-V)	administrator	nutanix/4u

Plan the network

Use the following table to plan the network for your Nutanix implementation.

ThinkAgile HX Servers
	XCC IP address		XCC host name		Hypervisor IP address		Hypervisor host name
Node 1
Node 2
Node 3
User ID/ Password	User ID: USERID (Default) Password: PASSW0RD (Default)				User ID: root (Default) Password:
Virtual Machines (VMs)
	IPV4		Host name		User ID		Password
vCenter Server (for ESXi only)
XClarity Administrator
Infrastructure
Domain
DNS/NTP
Default Gateway
Virtual Network
	Physical Adapters				VMkernel Adapter
vSwitch 0
vSwitch 1
	VLAN Name		VLAN ID		VLAN Portgroup		Assigned vSwitch
VMKernel Adapter Services		vMotion	Provisioning	FT Logging	Management	vSphere Replication	vSphere Replication NFC
	Adapter 1
	Adapter 2